The Champions League was fascinating this week – three games confirmed to me that England still has the best group of referees. There may be better individuals, but for strength in depth we have the best. WEEKEND REF WATCH: Decisions in the Champions League show that English football still has the best referees

If I hadn’t watched, listened to and dealt with Martin O’Neill for the past three years, I’d wonder what the heck he was playing at. The season is just three weeks away and Aston Villa’s one foray into the transfer market has yielded a crock who won’t be fit until Christmas. Like him or lump him Villa fans; you’re not going to change the quixotic O’Neill